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Trimble SketchUp Advanced 1 Day - London
Key Course Details:
Level:
Intermediate
Duration:
1
Day - 10am to 5pm
Price:
£295 + vat
Join the professionals in getting the best out of this powerful 3D-design program. We will show you the advanced tips you need to organise your files and to add real quality to your compositions. This course is a great way to take a first step toward expert-level design.
With our help, you will take your existing SketchUp know-how and enhance it as you learn how to organise and optimise your projects. We will cover difficult problems in handling advanced 3D designs, and by the end of the course you will be far more confident in working with complex compositions.
Join the professionals in getting the best out of this powerful 3D-design program. We will show you the advanced tips you need to organise your files and to add real quality to your compositions. This course is a great way to take a first step toward expert-level design.
With our help, you will take your existing SketchUp know-how and enhance it as you learn how to organise and optimise your projects. We will cover difficult problems in handling advanced 3D designs, and by the end of the course you will be far more confident in working with complex compositions.
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SketchUp Advanced 1 Day
Course Details
This 1-day Advanced course will help to develop your skills as you explore the advanced features of SketchUp. The course has two principal objectives:
- Advanced modelling techniques: deal with curves, difficult geometry, and advanced 'tricks'
- Modelling organisation: handle large models and complex structures through the effective use of groups, components, layers, and other 'hidden' features
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Handle complex 3D designs
- Model curves
- Use Ruby extensions
- Optimise and organise your designs
- Interface with other software
Our goals are for you to understand the advanced features of SketchUp and for you to improve the modelling and organisation of your designs.
Course Target Audience and delegate prerequisites:
This course is intended for those who wish to enhance their existing knowledge of SketchUp, and is ideal for graphic designers and other creative professionals.
You will need basic experience in using SketchUp. Ideally, you will have taken our Trimble SketchUp Introduction 1 Day course.
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Full Course Outline
The following is a general outline. The range of topics covered during your training is dependent upon student level, time available and preferences of your course booking.
Day One
We will start with an overview of the whoie course and then explore options and packages available to SketchUp users.
Topics covered include:- Best plug-ins and tips when modelling for rendering
- Best practices and things to avoid
- Advanced texturing in SketchUp
- Preparing textures in Photoshop
- Readying the model
- Geo location & camera tips
- Rendering principles and the 3 pillars
- V-Ray workflow, asset editor and preview renders
- Lighting the scene and cameras
- Materials generic (wood, plastics, metals)
- V-Ray frame buffer, render history and export
Texture and Materials- How to colour the model using the built-in library
- Use of custom images and textures on models
- How to edit and adjust model textures
- Using Photomatch to create 3D models from photographs
- Exploring ways to present 3D models using various techniques such as static images, PDF, animations and 3D models
- Photorealistic and Art rendering
- Layout
- Extensions/Plugins
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Location Details
This course is provided at the XChange Training London training centre based at:
5 St John’s Lane
Clerkenwell
London
EC1M 4BHSt John’s Lane is located in the heart of Clerkenwell close to the junction of Farringdon and Clerkenwell Road. Farringdon tube & train station is just a few minutes away and the training centre can also be accessed from Chancery Lane and Barbican tubes in about 10 minutes. There is also easy direct access by bus from Waterloo (243) and West End (55) with nearby stops.
Daily course times run between 10am and 4:30pm with an hour break for lunch and both mid morning and mid-afternoon refreshment breaks. We recommend arrival at 9.45am for registration on the first day of the course.
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SketchUp Advanced 1 Day - Upcoming London Course Dates
30 Jan - 30 Jan £295 + vat 18 Mar - 18 Mar £295 + vat 09 May - 09 May £295 + vat 24 Jun - 24 Jun £295 + vat -
Client Reviews
"Great! Thoroughly enjoyed it. Our trainer was great and educated us in a very clear, but fun way! Would definitely recommend and come back soon."
Emily Hale, Marks & Spencers, Bespoke Trimble SketchUp One Day Introduction
"The trainer had a fantastic knowledge and a great attitude to teaching this product. I learnt so much within 2 days! Would definitely recommend to my colleagues."
Louise Murphy, Buxton Building Contractors, Trimble SketchUp - Two Day Masterclass
"Kicking myself for not signing up for the second day! Will return for the advanced class."
Miguel Liévano, Brooks Murray Architects, SketchUp - 1 Day Introduction
"Very good and enthusiastic tutor who clearly enjoys the subject, and was very keen to impart his knowledge - very good indeed. Thank you."
Stuart Hill, BGY Architects, SketchUp - 1 Day Introduction
"The course was much better than I expected as I have been able to fully learn how to use the software. I feel much more comfortable with SketchUp than I thought I would. "
Marcus Askew, SketchUp - 2 Day Masterclass
"Very good training session. Was able to fill in any holes we had in experience while keeping the course on track at the same time. Will definitely consider XChange Training again in the future. "
Rob Baines, IGL Surveying, Trimble SketchUp - 1 Day Advanced
"The trainer was fantastic - obviously passionate about the software he was training us on, and was able to explain it and try to make it relevant to our jobs as much as possible - would highly recommend!"
Lauren Stacy, Sense London, Bespoke SketchUp Introduction
"A passionate instructor always makes for great training. The course went above my expectations. Thank you!"
Eric Helouin, Chanel, SketchUp Pro - 1 Day Advanced
"Thoroughly enjoyable experience and most useful. I found the teaching style to be unique and most effective."
Chris Turnbull, C.T.D.E., SketchUp - 2 Day Masterclass
"The instructor was fantastic - very easy going and very knowledgeable. I really enjoyed the course and will definitely look to have more training in future through XChange Training."
David Merritt, DSM Services, SketchUp - 1 Day Introduction
£295 + vat
Next Dates:
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Over 15 years of providing certified Trimble SketchUp training courses UK wide
5/5 Stars
Phil was great, patient and thorough with the training, I will be looking to do further training!
19/12/2024
5/5 Stars
Max was fantastic, he was extremely knowledgeable, patient and took the time to explain why we were doing what we were doing and then showed us different ways to approach the task in hand
24/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Max was a great tutor, very knowledgeable and engaging. Would recommend to others.
11/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Great beginners course to Sketchup, gained the ability to create geometrical shapes and begin creating superstructure models. May require further investigation into collaborating ground models into 3D site plans.
11/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Max C. has delivered the 2-day SketchUp course very well. He was clear and concise, and delivered the course with lots of humour and a friendly, positive attitude. He was able to start from absolute basics for those on the course who had never used SketchUp before, but he also provided lots of high-level expertise which was very useful to me - a SketchUp user with a few years of self-taught experience. Max is an excellent teacher, and this was a very positive experience.
11/09/2024
5/5 Stars
Max was excellent along with the course we could restyle designs to our own industry
13/08/2024
5/5 Stars
Brilliant 2 days, with the instructor who was super knowledgable, approachable & passionate about getting the best out of each delegate. Learnt so much, everything was explained clearly, very easy to ask question
13/08/2024
5/5 Stars
The course leader was very engaging and I was able to learn so much in 2 days that will really help me with my job.
13/08/2024
4/5 Stars
It was a great refresher course after not having used the programme regularly for many years, especially useful to discover the updates to SketchUp since I learnt the programme.
13/08/2024
5/5 Stars
very helpful and knowledgeable
02/07/2024
Whats Included:
Your choice of Windows or Mac 
Certified hands-on training 
Small class size (max 4-8) 
6 months post course support 
Quality reference manual 
Authorised Course Certificate 
Lunch and refreshments
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the course times?
For all courses in the London Centre the normal session timings are 10am to 5pm with an hour break for lunch. In addition to the hour lunch break there are also two fifteen minute coffee breaks mid morning and mid afternoon.
Daily times are:
09.45 - Registration
10.00 - Course start
13.00 - Lunch
14.00 - Afternoon starts
17.00 - Course ends
Do you offer discounts
or promotions?
We offer a range of regular discounts available for self funding individuals, charities and education along with period special offers. See our promotions page for full details.
What is provided with this course?
During the course we provide all computers for your use with choice of Windows or Mac, lunch and refreshments along with pads & pens. After the course you will receive the authorised Certificate, quality reference manual and 6 months direct post course support.
Does this course give
a qualification?
Although this course does not provide an actual qualification each delegate is provided with an official Certificate for completion of the course level.
Can you invoice my company?
In short yes we can provide 30 day invoice terms to any UK Limited company with the provision of your official purchase order and/or completing the invoice request for your booking online.